The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-07
CITY 81 NtII..
Extra Meeting. Ratirond Committee
aud Othvrttti/cn> In concert

railroad committee aud number OF
citizens were prcscut The call OF
he mayor tor an extra session was
read stating that the purposc was
to consult with the railroad committee
which would bo co-opcratcd with in
icNlslug meats To secure railroads.
The open letter OF MIR. Rotan and Mr..
Lacy Wa, also read NJ. Stephenson
moved the reconsideration OF the
action of the council ut its last meet
ing refusing u petition OF The trustee.
of IT John, VI. t. church a'kiug to
erect parsonage ON seventh -lrcci
seconded y \ herman order. Hc,o-
luton rccunsidcrcd, moved aud
carried that petition be granted
Alderman FIOurnoy opened the raj
road discussion toy suggesting tHat
the r.iroad committee state th,'r
view. outhc railroad situation. lie
expressed the most earnest desire on
the part Of the city couAcil to
further the Interests of tho
city In ANY way possible.
MIR. Rotten VIZ called upon. lie said
the opcu letter Of himself and Mi
Lacy was not addressed To the city
couuc but Generally MIR, Lacy dit
not sign it and 1t was meant + rupth-
lug except to create discussion, lie
I was not agriust ~pcudiugA res suuahiv
amount OF money tor u t'ty ma. III
spite OF that unfortunate letter He
+ hoped the letter would not deter the
clty council from going forward and
buil ling u city hall. 1t was y small
amount of money He hid elo
spoken about "A mercantile hall. lie
would be glad - sec tie mercantile
and rity hall deferred if IT would aid
in bringing r. ,rOpds. lie hoped
something would bc evolved and that
his motives would not be mi-undcr-
stood.
lie stated the action OF the com
mittee asking tho city council. to
grant double tracks To run two roads
and also all proper terminal facilities.
Jas. Il. Baker was called for. His
speech Wa tull of his old earnc>tur.-
and clear cut ideas. lie expressed M
alarm he had felt Tor the past 81,
, mont. about the way Wur,
was drifting. lie drew viviD
. picture of kansas CITY whci
bee had huown it with 1850
Inhabitants and ROW when it ha,
liU.OlJ. and of JcAcr- N, Texas, in III
paimy day and now in It's ruin an,
madea striking application OF ,h
history of those two cities TO IA,
present case of Waco He urged tina
: if tne Atchisou. Topeka and santa r.
= and Aranens Pass cross below us nm,
other roads 90 about us it meant ruin
r.. lie ddu't want Co 1--we in Gcat
town and wa willing to ~
deep ia his pocket Hu
a. other, should follow There l. moth
ing ever weak or vN-clWirg in jill
I 3Akcr'. speeches and hn was listcuc
\ to with rapt interest. He was in Foi
Worth in leaS Whcn she had ON
/ forty.iiyc people. Il was the get %
n, and rush OF Fort Worth that ha
<. made Dallas aud llillsboro might y,
II push H.. lie would send committee
i. to sec the magpatcs of the roads an
push things.
:, Mr. stephenson though'thc citycoul
" ell could iudirectlypace Sl.3, oOuin I'll
- hands OF the committee for railrOa
!, purpose. Ills plan was ID remit I
! The citizens who subscribe TO ia
= $4,000 nm amount OF his taxes caC
- year tor five years, so TINT the sum o
l. the amount OF taxes RENTED for ia
~ I'VE years shall pay the subscribe
\, back the amount he has pledged. !
W case such taxes thus RENTED shoul
h' cause deficiency the rate OF tANatiO
~ should be raised. He offered res,
:, luton TO that effect,
N Alderman Goodc made speoc
j. against the resolution, arguing
- from legal standpoint, exposing II
e. iolIacy and sophIstry OF the propos
W ton. lie wished to know where II
" 10000 was which ten men in Wac
u, were said to have raised. With euC
" asum OF hand there should not |
& such cry for money. He though
rs such mon as KotNu with big trad
- should 20 down into their pockc
they wanted railroads. The city !
said were in favor of building II cit
hail and it was Il necessity. 'tho pre-
f. cnt hall was Il disgrace and "A gran
be- city hall would have i,s tendency
to BRING railroads here. He wanted Il
or rich men here to go into their poke
III and brine railroads here, but the eli
IN council could do nothing legally.
ad Alderman CarutLct- thought Il
pt plan was "a daisy one. II WAS brilia
but n good deal like "bll Il wine
lie Ind thought that the letter OF y
hotan and Mr. Lacy had cmenat
from the railroad committee aud I'll
nc there was something alarming.
was bound to say that lac thoug
there was no cause Tor alarm. Sol
man ut Marlin had written lett
5or, saying that they were 9oiug 10 IN
re d new road and somebody at I'm
u, boro had said II ll,bDro WAS going
,oott be as big rs Waco But there wa
q. cause for alarm. McGrGgOr h,
boon saying such THING for n lo
time. He ridiculed tho whole glar
80. The only question before tho coun
a. WHs, about whoi should they bui
Ie the city hail a. for Mr.. ~tcphe
III sons resolution, il wa. perfectly u
a.. constitutional. There was going
Ur a big mass meeting on Ihursd
night, and If the people wanted
I.I NOT lvuut "a city IlIl il Womb